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The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made
Patricia O'Toole · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 768
Format: Hardcover
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By the author of acclaimed biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Adams, a penetrating biography of one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents, Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) . The Moralist is a cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American... |
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Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
Luke Barr · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970, transports readers to turn-of-the-century London and Paris to discover how celebrated hotelier César Ritz and famed chef Auguste Escoffier joined forces at the Savoy Hotel to spawn... |
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Voices from the Rust Belt
ANNE TRUBEK · Picador
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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The essays in Voices from the Rust Belt "address segregated schools, rural childhoods, suburban ennui, lead poisoning, opiate addiction, and job loss. They reflect upon happy childhoods, successful community ventures, warm refuges for outsiders, and hidden oases of natural beauty.... |
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Speaker Jim Wright: Power, Scandal, and the Birth of Modern Politics
J Brooks Flippen · University of Texas Press
Pages: 552
Format: Hardcover
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Jim Wright made his mark on virtually every major public policy issue in the later twentieth century - energy, education, taxes, transportation, environmental protection, civil rights, criminal justice, and foreign relations, among them. He played a significant role in peace initiatives... |
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Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier
Maya Rao · PublicAffairs
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The story of a twenty-first century American frontier--where the free market reigns supreme as profiteers rush to develop a massive new oilfield.The word was that you could earn $17,000 a month in the Bakken Oilfield of North Dakota. So they flooded in: the profiteers, deadbeats, ex-cons,... |
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Napoleon: The Spirit of the Age: 1805-1810
MICHAEL BROERS · Pegasus Books
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
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The second volume in this dynamic three-part life of Napoleon, covering the tumultuous years of 1805 to 1810 -- marking the zenith of Napoleon's power and military might across Europe. The second volume of Michael Broers' three volume life of Napoleon, covering the tumultuous years... |
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